Manmade Global Warming: How A Lie Died

[Danno]

Let's look at global warming from another perspective...why is it such a bad thing?

I support global warming. I will be able to plant my tomatoes earlier in the year. This Chicago winter is miserable, let's get rid of it.

I know that those are sarcastic examples but how come it is such a bad thing? If it will change the climate in ways that will increase crop productivity then how do we know if we should take such drastic measures to stop it? The population of this planet continues to rise and the majority of people live in poverty. Maybe we'll be able to go crops in places that were never possible before.

When such changes occur naturally they tend to take a loooooong time doing so. That historically has allowed plants and animals to adapt accordingly. If such changes were to take place much faster the adaptation process will be hindered, possibly with disastrous results. There is a theory that outside forces have influenced the climate of our planet at least a couple of times in the past. This theory postulates that, 65 million years ago, an asteroid impact annhilated 70% of species of plants and animals on Earth mainly because of their inability to adapt to the abrupt change. So far we only have one known ecosystem in the entire universe as an example to extrapolate data from... the Earth. This is it baby. We aren't the section 8 tennants of the universe. We don't get to trash this place and then move on to the next place... there ain't no next place.